20#
Ws 13.11-19; Let Jer 8-40. Or special wood may be chosen#40.20 Or … chosen: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text. Two kinds of idols seem to be described: bronze idols covered with gold (verse 19) and wooden idols (verse 20).

because it doesn't rot—

then skilled hands

take care to make an idol

that won't fall on its face.

God Rules the Whole Earth

21Don't you know?

Haven't you heard?

Hasn't it been clear

since the time of creation?#40.21 Hasn't … creation: Or “Isn't it clear that God created the world?”